Association of the GABRD gene and childhood-onset mood disorders

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 668-672

  Feng, Y ^a   Kapornai, K ^b   Kiss, E ^b   Tamas Z ^c   Mayer, L ^b   Baji, I ^c   Daroczi G ^b   Benak I ^b   Kothencne V O ^b   Dombovari E ^b   Kaczvinszk, E ^b   Besnyo, M ^c   Gadoros J ^c   Szekely J ^d   Kovacs, M ^e   Vetro A ^b   Kennedy, J L ^f   Barr, C L ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c Vadaskert Hospital   (Hungary)

^d SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; chromosome 1p; depression; GABA; GABA receptors; GABRD; genetics; mood disorders

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR DELTA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955148278     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2010.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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